The better-known paean to Italian cars in California is the Concorso Italiano, held at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch during Monterey week. If you missed it last month, and plan to be in Southern California early in November, this may fill your jones quite nicely. The Best of France and Italy will be presented for the 16th time on Sunday, November 6, in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California. As the name implies, it’s not just Italian, a trend that’s been evident at the Concorso of late, too.

We got the word from co-organizer Tina Van Curen, who also operates the widely known Autobooks-Aerobooks bookstore in Burbank. She arranged these photos from Pete Vack of the VeloceToday.com website. They’re an insight into the 400-plus cars that showed up last year, ranging from Siatas to Citroëns, plus the remarkable 1927 Lancia Lambda with Airway bodywork by Albany that Tina Byrd presented. For more information, visit FranceandItaly.com.